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Read By: Will Patton Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Dave Robicheaux Series Release Date: May 2009 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781440718786

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

15

Longest Chapter Length:

51:12 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:36 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

33:32 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

83

Publisher Description

New York Times best-selling author James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels began with this first hard-hitting entry in the series. In The Neon Rain, Detective Robicheaux fishes a prostitute's corpse from a New Orleans bayou and finds that no one, not even the law, cares about a dead hooker. "One of Burke's best."-New York Times Book Review

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"I've been a fan of James Lee Burke's detective, Dave Robicheaux, for many years. I've picked up an audio book at the library or bookstore whenever I happened upon a title. So, I've read them in no particular order, always being able to follow the narrative. Neon Rain, where we are first introduced to Robicheaux, brings the many subsequent novels into a more orderly sequence and helps us see a more rounded picture of the character. I've listened to audio books for many years and Will Patton, as a narrator, is probably at the top of my list. Between Burke's ability to word-paint a bayou so vivid that you can see and smell it and Patton's effecting a cajun drawl, the mist and storms and heat become alive in your imagination. You can "see" and "smell" everything. So...no surprise, I'm a fan and eagerly await each new publication!!"

— penelope (4 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “Dialogue that’s so right, so real, so true to the personality you’d swear the guys were right there in the room with you; and a setting…that’s so vivid you can feel the heaviness in the air, see the heat lightning, and taste the sauce piquante.”

    — Washington Post Book World
  • "Burke writes with honesty and tough compassion….An intelligent and intriguing story of greed, vengeance, and the precarious redemptive qualities of love.”

    — San Francisco Chronicle
  • “The war-brought-home is among the most important themes running through Burke’s Robicheaux series…The scourge of alcoholism chases after him, too, and Burke handles the subject as well as any novelist alive. But it’s the landscape—topographical and political—that most bedevils his hero. The bayous of Louisiana are a close cousin to those of Vietnam, and those murky waters seem designed to conjure up difficult memories for Robicheaux.”

    — Crime Reads
  • “Bloody, rip-snorting suspense…Fine scenes that fairly crackle with menace.”

    — Kirkus Reviews
  • “With its fine local color and driving action, this novel is both chilling and first-rate entertainment.”

    — Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • A Crime Reads Pick of Crime Novels Exploring the Vietnam War Aftermath 

The Neon Rain Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 5 (3.50)
5 Stars: 4
4 Stars: 7
3 Stars: 7
2 Stars: 4
1 Stars: 0
Narration: 4.666666666666667 out of 54.666666666666667 out of 54.666666666666667 out of 54.666666666666667 out of 54.666666666666667 out of 5 (4.67)
5 Stars: 2
4 Stars: 1
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 0
1 Stars: 0
Story: 4.333333333333333 out of 54.333333333333333 out of 54.333333333333333 out of 54.333333333333333 out of 54.333333333333333 out of 5 (4.33)
5 Stars: 1
4 Stars: 2
3 Stars: 0
2 Stars: 0
1 Stars: 0
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Story Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    — Daniel Bennett, 9/1/2020
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    — frances, 6/6/2017
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Thomas Sawyers, 12/20/2016
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series is probably one of my all time favourite series and I tend to listen to them on CD because the reading is fantastic, or to put it another way, it is the best listening experience I have had with any book or series. However, I digress. I decided to start from the beginning, I have following Dave and Clete for many years now and I decided to go back to the first book to remember what it was like and why I have become such a huge fan. As I expected, I was not disappointed. I highly recommend James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series, caution, one gets easily attached. "

    — Jennifer, 2/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " While he does write beautifully and I love reading about New Orleans. This one was just a little too gritty for me. I like Robicheaux but I started with a book later in the series. He is a flawed but genial character. In this phase of the series he seems to be competing with the bad guys to destroy himself. It is not a very pretty contest. "

    — Jeanean, 2/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I appreciated the straight forward style of Burke's writing. He gets the right details in the story and doesn't over work them, creating three dimensional characters with a sparity of words. Robicheaux comes to life as more than a gritty cop. I appreciated the characters for their imperfections as much as anything else when the story ended. "

    — Lisa, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This is Burke's first book about Det.Robicheaux. Since I have not read them in sequence, I'm now reading the earlier books to "fill in the blanks." I do love this author's style of writing. Can't wait to read the rest. "

    — Carole, 1/24/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Wonderful writing, almost pure poetry. Not quite enough plot, for a mystery. "

    — Paul, 1/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Not sure on this book.First in a series and couldn't quite get to grips with it - might read the next in the series and see how it goes. "

    — Pauline, 11/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " hi dave! what's that? you hear something in your head that sounds like wet newspaper ripping? uh-oh, that doesn't sound good. i think a certain vietnam-scarred, semi-recovering alcoholic cop we all know and love is about to start some t-r-o-u-b-l-e down in new orleans... "

    — Bernadette, 11/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I'm a sucker for a James Lee Burke novel. Total escapism and a lovely descriptive way of writing that transports you to New Iberia and new Orleans and makes you want to be there. My Dad recommended the Dave Robicheaux series and I'm hooked. "

    — Hlawton75, 11/19/2013

About James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke  is a New York Times bestselling author of forty novels and two short-story collections. He has won the Edgar Award, the CWA Gold Dagger, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policièr. He was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. His novel The Lost-Get Back Boogie was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and two of his books, Heaven’s Prisoners and Two for Texas, have been made into motion pictures.

About Will Patton

Will Patton is an award-winning actor and narrator. HIs narrations have earned the prestigious Audie Award for Best Fiction Narration and also won dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards. His numerous film credits include Remember the Titans, The Punisher, The Mothman Prophesies, Armageddon, and The Spitfire Grill. He starred in the TNT miniseries Into the West and on the CBS series The Agency and won Obie Awards in the theater for his performances in Fool for Love and What Did He See.